Rus

Summary

Rus is a historical region^[1]. Rus draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (historical_region category, ranking #175 of 457).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rus is in the country of Kievan Rus'^[3].
• Rus's instance of is recorded as historical region^[4].
• Rus's capital is recorded as Kyiv^[5].
• Rus's capital is recorded as Chernihiv^[6].
• Rus's capital is recorded as Pereiaslav^[7].
• Rus's official language is recorded as Old East Slavic^[8].
• Rus is named after Rus^[9].
• Rus' people is named after Rus^[10].
• Rus's locator map image is recorded as Principalities of Kievan Rus' (1054-1132) en.svg^[11].
• Rus's Commons category is recorded as Rus' (Eastern Europe)^[12].
• Rus's said to be the same as is recorded as Ruthenia^[13].
• Rus's said to be the same as is recorded as Kievan Rus'^[14].
• Rus's has part is recorded as White Ruthenia^[15].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Black Ruthenia^[16].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Red Ruthenia^[17].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Duchy of Moscow^[18].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Kievan Rus'^[19].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Tmutarakan Rus^[20].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Veliky Novgorod^[21].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Novgorod Republic^[22].
• Rus's has part is recorded as Ruthenian Voivodeship^[23].
• Rus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043qckl^[24].
• Rus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eastern Europe^[25].
• Rus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruthenia^[26].
• Rus's facet of is recorded as historical Slavic lands^[27].

Body

Geography

Rus is in the country of Kievan Rus'^[3].

Designation and Status

Rus's instance of is recorded as historical region^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Rus^[9], a human whose existence is disputed^[28] and Rus' people^[10], an ethnic group^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rus include Great Russia^[30], a historical region^[31].

Why It Matters

Rus draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (historical_region category, ranking #175 of 457).^[2] Rus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Rus is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Rus include Great Russia^[30], a historical region^[31].